ram\ down\ one's\ throat

ram\ down\ one's\ throat
• shove down one's throat
• ram down one's throat
v. phr. informal
To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.)

We didn't want Mr. Bly to speak at our banquet, but the planning committee shoved him down our throats.

The president was against the idea, but the club members rammed it down his throat.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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